Michigan vs. Notre Dame Odds
SOUTH BEND, IN (The Spread) – Two rivals meet for the last time for a while on Saturday night as No. 16 Notre Dame hosts Michigan at 7:30PM ET on NBC.
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Notre Dame opened the season with a 48-17 win over Rice last weekend, covering a 20.5-point spread. Michigan started the year with a 52-14 win over Appalachian State, covering a 28-point spread. Michigan has won four of its last five against Notre Dame.
Trends show that the home team is 6-1 against the spread in the last 7 games in this series and Michigan is just 2-5 ATS in its last 7 trips to Notre Dame. These two have also hit the over in 5 of their last 7 meetings in South Bend.
According to oddsmakers from Bovada.lv, Notre Dame is the slight favorite at home, as the Fighting Irish have odds of -3.5 points against Michigan. The over/under total for the game has been set at 55.5 points (View Matchup). The opening odds for this game had Notre Dame favored by 4.5 points. The spread hit a peak of 5 points before falling back to 3.5 points. The over/under total opened at 54.5 points and hit a high of 56 before dipping back to 55.5.
Notre Dame started a little sluggish against Rice, but then turned it on as the game moved on. The Irish finished with 576 total yards of offense in the win, including 281 yards on the ground. The defense allowed Rice to get 367 yards of offense, but the Owls only converted 6 of 15 third-down attempts. Everett Golson returned to ND after a year away and threw for 295 yards with two touchdowns on 14 of 22 passing. He also rushed for three touchdowns on 41 yards. Greg Bryant and Tarean Folston each rushed for 71 yards as well.
Michigan avenged a loss to Appalachian State from a few years ago last week. The Wolverines dominated the game, outgaining App State 560-280 in total yards. The Wolverines tacked up 350 yards on the ground as Derrick Green rushed for 170 yards and one touchdown on 15 carries and De’Veon Smith had 115 yards and two scores on eight carries. Devin Gardner was 13 of 14 passing for 173 yards and three touchdowns, with Devin Funchess catching all three touchdown passes. Funchess had seven receptions for 95 yards.
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In terms of Injuries, Michigan defensive back and return man Jabrill Peppers is probable despite an ankle injury. Notre Dame linebacker Jarrett Grace is out with a knee injury.
The Public Bets for this game are backing Michigan, as the Wolverines are getting 58% of the wagers with odds of +3.5 points at Notre Dame on Saturday night.
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